Greg “Ghostcrawler” Street has worked on WoW and LoL, now he is developing his own fantasy MMORPG under the project name “Ghost“. He presented this in a recent livestream along with well-known MMORPG experts.
Who is this developer? Greg Street, also known as “Ghostcrawler”, has a long career in the gaming industry. He was the Lead Systems Designer of World of Warcraft and later the Lead Gameplay Designer of League of Legends.
In 2023 Street left Riot Games and thus also the LoL MMORPG. He founded a new studio called Fantastic Pixel Castle with some former developers from Blizzard and Riot.
Now Ghostcrawler is working on a new MMORPG with the project name “Ghost”. On August 14, he showcased new gameplay from a very early version of the game in a 90-minute livestream. For this, he invited some content creators who are familiar with the genre.
Here the developers already showcased very early gameplay from the MMORPG:
MMORPG professionals play “Project Ghost” for the first time
Who was present? In addition to the Twitch streamer “CohhCarnage”, who plays a variety of games, the well-known YouTubers “JoCat” and “Josh Strife Hayes” were also there. The three played the game together with the developer.
- JoCat is known for playing a lot of Final Fantasy 14, and Josh Strife Hayes is one of the most recognizable voices when it comes to MMORPGs in general.
- In addition to essays on individual games or trends, Josh Strife Hayes also publishes beginner guides to popular MMORPGs like The Elder Scrolls Online on his YouTube channel.
What does the stream show? It reveals quite a bit about the game’s visuals and combat. Graphically, the MMORPG is characterized by a colorful, stylized look. In battles, the team relies on a more classic tab-targeting system. You target individual enemies to attack them (or friends to heal them) just like in WoW. However, the developers want to design it so that you don’t have to click on every single opponent.
You can watch the full livestream here:
A special feature of the MMORPG is its division into two types of zones:
- Blue zones are procedurally generated, but should feel “hand-designed”. These are private for each player or group.
- Red zones are what you would normally expect from MMORPGs. These are actually hand-designed, and in them, you also encounter other players.
The blue zones allow developers to experiment with things that are usually not possible in MMORPGs. There, you can collect resources to build things like ramps or bridges.
Since “Ghost” is still in a very early phase of development, it will take a few more years until the release. Ghostcrawler did not commit to a release window during the stream. However, the year 2025 holds a lot in store for MMORPG and multiplayer fans. An overview can be found here: New MMOs and multiplayer games 2025: Look forward to these releases
